(p. 944) śibānī Goddess Durga (দুর্গা) the wife of Shiva (শিব). 56)

(p. 949) śīkara a very fine particle of rain flying in air; a drop of water. 5)

(p. 951) śyēna the hawk, the falcon; the eagle, fem. শ্যেনী । ̃চক্ষু, ̃দৃষ্টি a. hawk-eyed, falcon-eyed; eagle-eyed. শ্যেন দৃষ্টিতে লক্ষ করা to watch with a piercing or keen eye, to watch like a hawk. 103)

(p. 935) śaci, śacī the wife of Indra (ইন্দ্র) the king of gods. 29)

(p. 935) śambhu Shiva (শিব). 63)

(p. 942) śāṇa a whetstone; a grindstone; (also শাণ-পাথর); whetting; edge, sharpness; শাণ দেওয়া v. to whet, to sharpen; (fig.) to stimulate; (fig.) to make poignant. ̃ওয়ালা n. a whetter, a sharpener. ̃পাথর n. a whetstone. শাণিত a. whetted, sharpened (শাণিত তরবারি); sharp; (fig.) stimulated (শাণিত ক্ষুদা); (fig.) poignant, cutting to the quick (শাণিত তিরস্কার). 3)

(p. 944) śālika a kind of small yellow-beaked singing bird of the myna group, the house myna. 2)

(p. 935) śambuka, śambūka the snail. ̃গতি n. snail-like pace or movement; (fig.) procrastination, sluggishness, slowness. a. snail-paced; snail-slow; sluggish, slow. 62)

(p. 951) śōdha repayment; payment, acquittance, clearing off (dues); revenge, vengeance, retaliation. শোধ করা v. to repay; to pay. শোধ তোলা same as শোধ নেওয়া । শোধ দেওয়া v. to pay back, to repay; to pay; to take revenge (upon), to avenge; to retaliate. শোধ নেওয়া v. to take revenge (on, upon), to avenge; to retaliate. শোধ যাওয়া v. to be repaid or paid. ̃বোধ n. settling or balancing of accounts; (fig.) having one's revenge on somebody, squaring up with somebody; final settlement. শোধ্য a. repayable. 63)

(p. 939) śākta devoted to or worshipping Sakti or the female principle of creation. n. a worshipper of Sakti, a Sakta, a Shakta. ̃পদাবলি n. (pl.) poems or lyric poems in adoration of Sakti, the Goddess of creation or Goddess Kali. 52)

(p. 944) śilībhūta fossilized; petrified. 82)

(p. 951) śūnya (math.) zero; cipher; nothing; the sky; an open or empty place, space, (the) void; inexistence; absence. a. destitute of, devoid of (জনশূন্য বুদ্ধিশূন্য); vacant; empty; stoical, indifferent. in comp. (used as a sfx.) -less (গৃহশূন্য = homeless). ̃কুম্ভ n. an empty pitcher; (fig.—dero.) a man of no worth or substance, a man of straw. ̃ক্রান্তি-রেখা n. (astr.) the aclinic line. ̃গর্ভ a. containing nothing within, empty; hollow; (fig.) unsubstantial or insincere (শূন্যগর্ভ কথা = empty words). ̃তা n. vacancy; emptiness; stoicism, indifference. ̃দৃষ্টি n. a vacant or blank look. ̃পথ an aerial route. ̃পানে adv. towards the sky. ̃বাদ n. the Buddhist doctrine which holds that the world has evolved out of nothing and will pass into nothing; atheism, nihilism. ̃বাদী a. Buddhistic, Buddhist; atheistical, atheistic; nihilistic. n. a Buddhist; an atheist; a nihilist. শূন্য মন n. a vacant or unoccupied mind; an indifferent or stocial mind. ̃মনে adv. in a vacant mood. ̃মার্গ n. aerial path; passage through the air. ̃যাত্রা n. a flight. ̃স্হান n. empty or vacant space; a blank; a gap. ̃হস্ত a. empty-handed; financially hard up, broke; not carrying any weapon. ̃হস্তে adv. empty-handedly; without (having any) money; without carrying any weapon. ̃হাত same as ̃হস্ত । ̃করণ n. act of making empty; evacuation. শূন্যীকৃত a. emptied; evacuated. 20)

(p. 939) śasya corn, grain; (loos.) cereals; crop; harvest; kernel (of fruits), pulp; (bot.) albumen. ̃ক্ষেত্র n. a corn-field. শস্য পেষণ করা v. to grind corn; to husk. শস্যপেষণ-যন্ত্র n. a corn-mill; a huskingmachine. ̃ভাণ্ডার n. a granary. ̃ভোজী a. feeding on corn, graminivorous; (of cornpests) destroying crop by eating it up. ̃মঞ্জরি n. a corn-stalk. ̃ল a. abounding in corn; (of fruits) full of kernel, pulpy; (bot.) albuminous. ̃শালী a. abounding in corn. fem. ̃শালিনী । ̃শ্যামল a. green with plentiful corn. fem. ̃শ্যামলা । শস্য সংগ্রহ করা v. to harvest; to procure corn esp. cereals. শস্যসংগ্রহের কাল harvest time, harvest. শস্যাগার n. a granary; a grange. শস্যাধার n. a corn-bin. 43)

(p. 951) śmaśāna, śmaśānapurī, śmaśānabhūmi a crematorium, a crematory, a cremationground; (fig.) a deserted and cheerless place, house etc. শ্মশানে পরিণত করা v. to turn into or reduce to a cheerless desert. শ্মশানকালী n. Goddess Kali (কালী), the presiding deity of crematoria. শ্মশানচারী a. roaming or living in crematoria. fem. শ্মশানচারিণী । শ্মশানবন্ধু n. one who accompanies or carries a dead body to the crematorium. শ্মশানবাসী a. living in crematoria. fem. শ্মশানবাসিনী । শ্মশানবৈরাগ্য n. the perception of transitoriness of the world, with which the mind of a visitor to a crematorium becomes imbued for a while; (fig.) sham distaste or aversion for the world just before death. 99)

(p. 951) śōṣaka absorbing; drying up; sucking in; (fig.) extorting. n. an absorber; a sucker; (fig.) an extortioner, sponger. 83)